Circuit breaker operating mechanism with intermediate slot in contact arm

Claim 1

AN OPERATING MEANS FOR USE IN A MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING A STATIONARY CONTACT AND COOPERATING MOVABLE CONTACT; SAID OPERATING MEANS COMPRISING A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED CONTACT ARM CARRYING SAID MOVABLE CONTACT; SAID CONTACT ARM HAVING AN INTERMEDIATE SLOT OF PREDETERMINED CONFIGURATION; A TOGGLE MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST LINK, HAVING A FIRST END CONNECTED TO AND MOVABLE WITHIN SAID INTERMEDIATE SLOT; OVERCENTER MEANS AND A RELEASABLE CRADLE OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID TOGGLE MEANS FOR RAPIDLY MOVING SAID TOGGLE MEANS BETWEEN AN ON AND OFF POSITION; SAID TOGGLE MEANS WHEN IN SAID ON POSITION LOCATING SAID FIRST END AT A FIRST LOCATION WITHIN SAID INTERMEDIATE SLOT, AND WHEN IN SAID OFF POSITION LOCATING SAID FIRST END AT A SECOND LOCATION WITHIN SAID INTERMEDIATE SLOT; THE PATH TRAVERSED BY SAID FIRST END WITHIN SAID SLOT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND LOCATIONS DEFINING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTACT ARM MOVABLE CONTACT INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STATIONARY CONTACT.